SBS Director of National Ministries, Fiona McDonald, commented: “"The germ of the idea for the Authorised Edition was formed in Scotland and when it was published, it changed parts of the world. The anniversary is a way to encourage people to look at the Bible in a fresh way.

"The roadshow is something that hasn't been done before, and we're going to be setting up wherever people hang out, from streets to shopping centres and car parks. We don't want to be hiding in church buildings."

Ms. Eilperin addressed the delegates from 193 countries, saying: “Excellencies, the goddess Ixchel would probably tell you that a tapestry is the result of the skilful interlacing of many threads. I am convinced that twenty years from now, we will admire the policy tapestry that you have woven together and think back fondly to Cancun and the inspiration of Ixchel."

The letter states: “"Millions of people in developing countries are already being affected by increasingly severe storms, droughts and changing weather patterns, despite having done little to cause the problem….This is why it is vital that the UK government does everything it can to ensure agreeing a fair, ambitious and legally-binding global agreement on climate change is at the forefront of negotiations in Cancun. The final agreement must also include vastly improved greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for the wealthiest nations and greater financing for poor countries to help them cope with the challenges brought on by climate change….It is a moral outrage that as yet developed countries appear unwilling to find the money so urgently needed to deal with this issue."

A 3 December 2010 article in The Scotsman titled “Backing for 'Big Society'” reports that that Church of Scotland Moderator the Rt. Rev. John Christie, in a speech before Members of the British Parliament (MP’s) called for churches, charities, and government to join together in creating a "Big Society," focused on poverty and homelessness.

Mr. Christie commented: "The Christian Church has been working to create a Big Society for 2000 years…. It is my belief that the [proposed] coalition allows a unique opportunity to explore the possibilities of doing things differently."

Retired U.S. ArmyBrigadier General Chaplain Douglas Lee (Presbyterian Church in America) is quoted as saying that if DADT is repealed: "There's a strong possibility that a chaplain wouldn't be allowed to proclaim what their own faith believes, and not give people the information they need to be a good Christian or a good Muslim or what have you. If there's no protection for the chaplain to be able to speak according to his faith group, that might affect the number of chaplains we recruit or our ability to do our duty for the troops."

Alliance Defense Fund attorney Dan Blomberg, who represents a group of chaplains who have already been illegally silenced and pressured to embrace homosexuality in violation of their faith, when asked if active chaplains can be accused of insubordination if they publicly oppose changes to DADT, said the chaplains have been informed by their chain of command that "they should not be commenting on this at this time."

Mr. Blomberg continued: "One chaplain stood up in a high-level meeting created precisely for the purpose of getting service members' thoughts on the repeal of the [DADT] policy. And he asked 'What should chaplains do? What should people of faith do if this policy changes and we have problems of conscience with how it’s going to affect us?' That [chaplain] was told by a high-ranking member of the panel that they should just get out of the military."

"Unfortunately, we have a minority of service members who are still racists and bigoted and you will never be able to get rid of all of them. But these people opposing this new policy will need to get with the program, and if they can't, they need to get out. No matter how much training and education of those in opposition, you're always going to have those that oppose this on moral and religious grounds just like you still have racists today."

A group of activists organized a demonstration in front of the Mackenzie university, around 6 p.m. on November 24, 2010. Their purpose was to protest the pronouncement of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil (IPB) against the PL 122/2006 bill (known as the "anti-homophobia law”) that has been posted on the Mackenzie Presbyterian University site since 2007. Over 3,000 participants were expected, but only about 400 showed up in front of the gates of the institution on Itambé Street. From there, the group went on to Paulista Avenue with a significantly reduced number, as reported by various agencies such as Globo News [TV], Folha de São Paulo [newspaper], CET [the traffic control agency], the UOL site [server/news] and dozens of other informational sites. Classes in the university functioned normally.

The opposition of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil to this bill is based not only on common sense and on specialized legal analyses (that consider the bill "unconstitutional"), but above all on the Christian principles that direct both the denomination and Mackenzie. There is nothing new happening here: when the students enroll in the institution, they sign an educational services contract in which there is a clause explaining its confessional character. This does not mean persecution for those who do not subscribe to these Christian foundations. On the contrary! There is no record in the university's history of discrimination of any kind, be it against homosexuals, be it against students that profess other religions (or none). All of these have access to the same benefits (including scholarships).

Nevertheless, ever since the IPB text was "discovered" on the Mackenzie site by the activists this year, the university and the person of the Chancellor have been harshly attacked and accused of "homophobia." Filmed on video, the protestors demanded the firing of the Chancellor, whose photos have been plastered on various homosexual sites, accompanied by words of hate. The virulence that characterizes these expressions of indignation, even before the bill is approved, confirms that it is dangerous when society finds itself hostage to a militant minority that seeks to impose its points of view by means of pressure and slander, not allowing Christian persons, churches or organizations to simply affirm that homosexual conduct is sinful.

To better explain their biblical posture (based on love and not on separatism, and that preaches respect for all), Christians, who share the same vision about homosexuality, united to prepare a manifesto called "Mackenzie University: In Defense of Religious Expression." The text was reproduced on about 8,000 Christian and conservative sites, receiving more than 36,000 citations on the Internet. It was translated into languages like German, Spanish, French, Dutch and English and posted on sites in various foreign countries such as the USA, France, Germany and Portugal. Hundreds of manifestations of solidarity to Mackenzie were received in various ways, including in the well-known blog by Reinaldo Azevedo (contributor to VEJA magazine), one of the country's most read and respected political commentators. By responding to the accusations of "homophobia" with solid and biblical arguments, Christians believe that their posture contributed to the fact that the protest against the IPB document received so little public support.

We, as Christians, are pleased and thankful for all the support received and for the prayers that God's people offered on behalf of the Mackenzie Presbyterian University and its Chancellor, Rev. Augustus Nicodemus Gomes Lopes. We plead with God's people to unite in supplication and intercession so that God Almighty may pour out His Holy Spirit upon the evangelical church in this country. We urgently need revival, so that Christ crucified may be exalted, believers sanctified, the Holy Scriptures freely preached, sinners converted and our country transformed, to the glory of our triune and gracious God.

Pastor Kansfield and her partner, co-pastor Jennifer Aull, were “married” by Ms. Kansfield’s RCA minister father, who was in June 2005 suspended from the ministry indefinitely for presiding over Ms. Kansfield’s and Ms. Aull’s “marriage ceremony.”

Pastor Kansfield commented: “Churches do not necessarily have the reputation of being welcoming to anybody that’s different. It’s ironic since Jesus was a victim of bullying because he was different. He was the complete archetype of a bullied person….It hurts to have your church tell you that being gay is a sin and that God doesn’t love you. Being gay is not a sin. I just want one kid to hear the message that God loves them and that they don’t have to change.”

The relics are purported to be part of the cross upon which Jesus Christ was crucified, a blood stain of Christ’s, and a piece of towel with which Veronica had wiped her face during the journey of the Passion. The relics were donated to the 10th century church by Roman CatholicPope Leo XIII (b. 1810, d. 1903), and thousands of Roman Catholic pilgrims come to the church each year to venerate the relics.

Pat Mahoney stated: "We are gathering on Monday to be a loud and prophetic witness for the dignity of life and human rights. We want to make it abundantly clear that we will prayerfully work to ensure that Maryland does become the late-term abortion capital of America.

"We also want to send a clear message to LeRoy Carhart that we will never be silent while women are being brutalized and innocent viable children are being killed. We will pray, march, rally and be a prophetic voice until the violence stops.

"To the other tenants in the business park we simply say; we will be a constant public presence and witness for life as we embrace justice for all. LeRoy Carhart's business home has now become our home."